Sibèba - Ö Wató Wa Bayela (The Ship of Man) lyrics

Oh, Mother, where are you? Open your eyes and look at the world. The sea is angry and I can't sail. Yesterday north was south and south was north: we were one. I was the oar and you were the fisherman. We were two in one. In one day, in one night, you turned your back on me and the sea sank the ship of man. Oh, Father Tyiba, shelter us. Mother Esáa, guide us. Oh, Conquering Warrior, protect us. Let our ship see new horizons. You told us, Mother, that the long way is best And that happiness is good at any age if it lasts. Our group has accepted you, Reveal our path to us For we are your daughters, Mother Bisila. Bisila, Bisila, show compa**ion to your sons, Bisila.